Careerscope
Encyclopedia
CareerScope is a standardized and timed interest and aptitude
assessment for career guidance. The system is widely used in schools, job training programs and in rehabilitation agencies and has been validated against widely recognized criteria. CareerScope delivers an objective assessment (as opposed to subjective self-assessment) that is written at a fourth-grade reading level. The process is student or client self-administered and takes one hour (self-timed - interest & aptitude assessments can be split into shorter sessions). The system generates counselor and client/student report versions. Career recommendations can be generated that are consistent with the Guide for Occupational Exploration, the Dictionary of Occupational Titles
, O*NET
as well as the U.S. DOE Career Clusters
and Pathways. It was designed and developed by the nonprofit Vocational Research Institute.
Plants/Animals . . .
Mechanical . . .
Business Detail . . .
Accommodating . . .
Lead/Influence . . .
Scientific . . .
Protective . . .
Industrial . . .
Selling . . .
Humanitarian . . .
Physical Performing
Aptitude
An aptitude is an innate component of a competency to do a certain kind of work at a certain level. Aptitudes may be physical or mental...
assessment for career guidance. The system is widely used in schools, job training programs and in rehabilitation agencies and has been validated against widely recognized criteria. CareerScope delivers an objective assessment (as opposed to subjective self-assessment) that is written at a fourth-grade reading level. The process is student or client self-administered and takes one hour (self-timed - interest & aptitude assessments can be split into shorter sessions). The system generates counselor and client/student report versions. Career recommendations can be generated that are consistent with the Guide for Occupational Exploration, the Dictionary of Occupational Titles
Dictionary of Occupational Titles
The Dictionary of Occupational Titles, commonly known as the DOT was the creation of the U.S. Employment Service, which used its thousands of occupational definitions to match job seekers to jobs from 1939 to the late 1990s....
, O*NET
Occupational Information Network
The Occupational Information Network is the primary source of occupational information for the United States. O*NET, sponsored by the Employment and Training Administration of the United States Department of Labor, is developed by the National Center for O*NET Development...
as well as the U.S. DOE Career Clusters
Career Clusters
Career Clusters provide students with a context for studying traditional academics and learning the skills specific to a career, and provide U.S. schools with a structure for organizing or restructuring curriculum offerings and focusing class make-up by a common theme such as interest.In the U.S...
and Pathways. It was designed and developed by the nonprofit Vocational Research Institute.
Specific aptitudes assessed by CareerScope
- General Learning Ability
- Verbal Aptitude
- Numerical Aptitude
- Spatial Aptitude
- Form PerceptionForm perceptionForm perception is the ability of the human mind and senses to perceive the shapes of physical objects and outlines observed in the environment. It is a complex mental process studied in neurology.-Development:...
- Clerical Perception
Specific interest categories assessed by CareerScope
Artistic . . .Plants/Animals . . .
Mechanical . . .
Business Detail . . .
Accommodating . . .
Lead/Influence . . .
Scientific . . .
Protective . . .
Industrial . . .
Selling . . .
Humanitarian . . .
Physical Performing